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Monday, January 09, 2006

BASIC KENTUCKY HARD SAUCE RECIPE

Many old-time recipes call for Hard sauce.
After much research and asking a few old time cooks,
here is a very basic hard sauce recipe.
Hard Sauces can be used to top
Bread puddings, ice creams and cakes, etc...

Todays Recipe Tip:
In older recipes Extracts were sometimes called Essence.

BASIC KENTUCKY HARD SAUCE RECIPE

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar (confectioners')
1 tablespoon brandy
1 dash almond extract

I a medium mixing bowl,
cream together the butter and sugar.
Beat in by degrees the brandy
and a drop of almond essence.

Another variation with a few differences.

SOUTHERN HARD SAUCE RECIPE
courtesy: D. Rattray

1/2 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
OR 2 tablespoons rum or brandy

Cream butter with confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in vanilla extract or rum or brandy.

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